Arch supporter for shoes



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GIUSEPPE S. FALCONE AND JOSIEEH N. FALCONE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

ARCH SUPPORTER FDR SHOES.

Application filed February 11, 1925. Serial No. 8,494.'

This invention relates to arch supporters especially adapted for use in connection with shoes,

Briefly stated, an important object of the invention to provide an arch Supporter having a plurality of more. or less separate sections which may be iiulependently adjusted to conform to the curvature of ones foot.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an arch supporter which may be worn withoutdiscoml'ort and which will not in any way mar the appearance of the shoe.

Another object is to provide an arch supporter which is of highly simplified construction, durable in use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the inrention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing; forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate similar parts throughout the same,

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved arch supporter applied, the shoe being shown partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the arch supporter detached;

, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and illustrating the adjusting means of one of the sections. I

lathe drawing, wherein for the purpose of illuslration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 generally designates a shoe having a heel 6 and inner and outer soles 7 and 8, respectively.

Coming now to the subject matter of theparticularly that the improvedsupporter which is preferably applied during the course of manufacture of the shoe is disposed between the inner and outer soles of the shoe and comprises a base plate 10 to which rear, intermediate, and front adjustable sections 12, 13"and 14, respectively, are-secured.

The base plate 10 is constructed from suitably stout spi" metal, such as steel or aluminum, and is c .ved longitudinally to coniorin generally to the arched or instep portionor' the shoe and when in position will be flatly in contact with the upper surface of the outer sole 8.

present invention and referrin Mounted upon the upper face of the plate 10 are the adjustable sections 12, 13, and 14, one end portion of each of which is secured to the plate 10 as indicated at 15 by means of rivets, welding, or any other suitable means, the other end of said sections being, free so as to permit the sections to be raised or lowered independently of each other to prothreaded through the base plate 10 and' contact with the free end portions of the spring members 12, 13 and 14. It is beheved to be obvious that the adjustment of the screw bolts 16 will result in the movement of the members 12, 13 and 14 to the desired position; Particular attention is dirooted to the fact that the screw bolts 16 are extended through the outer sole and that the heads of the same are arranged exteriorly of the shoe so that the heads may lie-quickly and conveniently engaged by a screw driver or other suitable tool employed in adjusting When the screws are in their final positions the heads of the same are close to or are embedded in the outer sole 8 so that the same will not cause the wearer of the shoe inconvenience or possibly cause the wearer to trip.

The members 12, 13 and 14: are in the nature of tongues or plates and with reference to Fig: 2 it will be seen that the intermediate plate 13 is provided With a laterally projecting portion which extends entirely across the intermediate portion of the base plate 10 and thereby presents an unbroken supporting surface for the center of the arch of the foot. The member 14 is arranged parallel and close to the member 13 and has its rear end cut away to allow for the laterally pro jecting portion of the member 13 Particular attention is directed to Fig, 2 which plainly illustrates that the outer terminal portions of the spring tongues 12, 13

and 14: are rigidly connected to the base arched more, bliss is iimsr outer outer sols as a :cesuit oi flexing of the spring tongucsu worn the foregoing is 18 oclisvsil b0 be plain that the img irovsi si'cb support/er may be incorporated m shs choc either during in manufacture U1." so timc thereafter. any casebhs arch supports? is covered by the insole 7 so that s, fabl'lijl." smooth contact surface is prcsciiicd to tho foot. The sevsrsl members '12 13 @116; 1 2 may be adjustsol from time to Elms as bli occasion requires and entirely indcpcuiism of each other so that i'f tiis wearer iii mils that the supporter is mcsssuwy, the screws 16 may be backed up to some extent to allow tbs spring mczubsrs 12, 12% su. M to rsccde.

' suing thus described the invention, what is clsimccl is? 1. In combination with a shoe having an sole, bass piste disposed between ssiii inner sud outer soles mlgaceut ills portion, a plurslity oi separately sdjusmbls srch supporting springs carried by said bass plsts, sud udjuscing means eugsgcd Wish the tcrmiuslsof said supportmg springs sud oosisblc from tho exterior of said shoe where y the sdjustable supportiug springs may be ssgpsmtcly raised or low crate spring tongues rigi i,sss,sss

tions to thebase plate and having their inner terminal portions free, one of said tongues having a laterally projecting porlion extending across the intermediate portion of said base plate and being positioned between the free innecends of the other tongues, screw bolts thrcaded through said base plate and, engaging the; free end. portions of said tongues whereby the tongues may be separately adiustcd, said scisw boltsbcing provided with heads adsgited to be po sitioncd exteriorly of the shoc,

3. An arch supporter comprising a lon i tuinally curved base plate adapted. to c position-sci Within a shoe,- 3 lumlity of sep- 3 connected at the outer terminal portionsthereof to the base plate whereby the outer termiualpop tions of the spring tongues are, incapable of movement with respect tothe buss plate, the

inner terminal gortions of tho spring tongue:

being fires, an adjusting devlces threaded through said base plate and. .sspsrstsly engagged with said spring tongues whereby the inner terminal portions of the spring tongues rosy be separately adjusted.

' In testimony whereof ws affix our signacures.

GIUSEPPE s; FALCONE. JOSEPH N. FALCGNE. 

